University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is a large public school part of the University of Wisconsin System system and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has 9,705 undergraduate students enrolled and admission is somewhat selective as the acceptance rate is 73.4%.

Popular majors include Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Health Professions and Related Programs, Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, and Psychology. 71% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $40,100.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has around 6,723 applicants.

Of the students admitted, 43% decide to enroll at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. This is the admissions yield. A higher admisssions yield means students want to attend the school. A lower one means that they decided to attend another school.

Out of the 6,723 applicants 41% are men and 59% are women. This means that for every 100 male applicants, there are 143 women, or for every 100 female applicants, there are 70 men.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse's acceptance rate is 73.4%. The acceptance rate for men is 69.0% and the acceptance rate for women is 76.6%.

The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.

Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.

To learn more and apply for financial aid at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse you can visit www.uwlax.edu/finaid/.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse students, on average, make $52,500 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 6 years after graduation).

Their salary grows by around 7% in the several years after graduation.

Is it worth your money to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.

We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.

By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.

A higher number is better.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has slightly more female students than male students.

This means that for every 100 women, there are 79 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 127 women.

The most popular majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse are:

1. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
2. Biological and Biomedical Sciences
3. Health Professions and Related Programs
4. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
5. Psychology

Student retention rate is an indicator of student satisfaction. Retention rate is the percentage of students who continue to study at the college the following year.

Higher retention rates mean students tend to stay at the college, while lower retention rates students are unsatisfied and leave.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has a retention rate of 83% for full-time undergrads, which is high.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has around 486 students who transfer into the school each year. This is fairly low at approximately 5% of total undergraduates.

Higher transfer in rates mean that students see University of Wisconsin - La Crosse as better than the college they were previously enrolled in. Higher rates also mean that there will be more new faces on campus.

Politically, Wisconsin tends to be About even. In the 2016 Presidential election, 47% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 47% voted for the Republican party, and 4% voted for neither.